Not currently on display at the V&A

Border

1883 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Border of machine made lace. The flowers and floral scrolls are outklined by a thicker thread, and the background is composed of two dfifferent kinds of mesh. The lower border is scalloped and composed of formal flowers. On every alternate flower is a dancing figure. In between are leafy scrolls enclosing figures playing on pipes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Machine made lace
Brief description
Border of machine made lace, French, 1870-99.
Physical description
Border of machine made lace. The flowers and floral scrolls are outklined by a thicker thread, and the background is composed of two dfifferent kinds of mesh. The lower border is scalloped and composed of formal flowers. On every alternate flower is a dancing figure. In between are leafy scrolls enclosing figures playing on pipes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.5in
  • Width: 2.5in
Credit line
Given by an anonymous donor.
Object history
Registered File number 1963/479
Historical context
The lace is of a type known as 'dentelle fantaisie coton'.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Henon, Henri : L'Industrie des Tulles et Dentelles - Méchaniques dans le Pas-de-Calais, 1815-1900 Paris, 1900, 277p., ill.
Collection
Accession number
T.46-1963

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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